Hurd, Gale Anne (1955–)

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Hurd, Gale Anne (1955–)

American film producer. Born Oct 25, 1955, in Los Angeles, CA; graduate of Stanford University; m. James Cameron (director), 1985 (div. 1989); m. Brian De Palma (director), 1991 (div.); m. Jonathan Hensleigh (screenwriter), 1995; children: (2nd m.) Lolita De Palma.

Began career as executive assistant to Roger Corman at New World Pictures; formed own company, Pacific Western Productions (1982); produced a number of box-office hits, including The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2 (1991), Raising Cain (1992) and Armageddon (1998); also produced Virus (1999) and Hulk (2003), among many others.